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Frankfurt Airport to resume operations at 1030 GMT after partial evacuation

Published: 31 Aug 2016 - 01:25 pm | Last Updated: 12 Nov 2021 - 12:17 am
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People gather at Frankfurt airport terminal after Terminal 1 departure hall was evacuated in Frankfurt, Germany, August 31, 2016. REUTERS/Andy Buerger TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY

BERLIN: Frankfurt Airport will resume operations at 1030 GMT (1230 CET)following a security breach at Terminal 1 that required the departure hall to be evacuated, airport operator Fraport said on Wednesday. 

Part of the terminal at Europe's fourth largest airport had to be cleared of passengers on Wednesday morning after a person passed into the departure area without completing the security check. Federal police said the evacuation had been completed and there was no danger.

No flights may arrive at Frankfurt airport until 1200 GMT (1400 CET), European air traffic network manager Eurocontrol said, warning of "significant delays".

Reuters